Daily lessons
Thursday, 29 October 2026
18 Cheshvan 5787 י״ח חשון תשפ״ז
Parashat Vayera
Chumash חומש
Vayera, fifth aliyahוירא, חמישי
Genesis 21:5–21, with Rashi
The parasha in brief
God appears to Abraham, who welcomes three visitors, and they announce that Sarah will have a son within a year. Abraham pleads with God to spare Sodom for the sake of any righteous people there; the angels rescue Lot and his daughters, Sodom and Gomorrah are destroyed, and Lot's wife becomes a pillar of salt. In Gerar, King Abimelech takes Sarah and returns her after God warns him in a dream. Isaac is born, Hagar and Ishmael are sent away and saved by an angel in the wilderness, and Abraham makes a treaty with Abimelech at Beersheba. God tests Abraham by commanding him to bring Isaac as an offering on Mount Moriah, and an angel stops him at the last moment, after which Abraham offers a ram in Isaac's place and God renews His blessing. The portion ends with news of the family of Abraham's brother Nahor, including the birth of Rebecca.
Draft summary
21:5 וְאַבְרָהָם בֶּן־מְאַת שָׁנָה בְּהִוָּלֶד לוֹ אֵת יִצְחָק בְּנוֹ׃
21:5 And Abraham was a hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him.
21:6 וַתֹּאמֶר שָׂרָה צְחֹק עָשָׂה לִי אֱלֹהִים כָּל־הַשֹּׁמֵעַ יִצְחַק־לִי׃
21:6 And Sarah said: ‘God hath made laughter for me; every one that heareth will laugh on account of me.’
21:7 וַתֹּאמֶר מִי מִלֵּל לְאַבְרָהָם הֵינִיקָה בָנִים שָׂרָה כִּי־יָלַדְתִּי בֵן לִזְקֻנָיו׃
21:7 And she said: ‘Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should give children suck? for I have borne him a son in his old age.’
21:8 וַיִּגְדַּל הַיֶּלֶד וַיִּגָּמַל וַיַּעַשׂ אַבְרָהָם מִשְׁתֶּה גָדוֹל בְּיוֹם הִגָּמֵל אֶת־יִצְחָק׃
21:8 And the child grew, and was weaned. And Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned.
21:9 וַתֵּרֶא שָׂרָה אֶת־בֶּן־הָגָר הַמִּצְרִית אֲשֶׁר־יָלְדָה לְאַבְרָהָם מְצַחֵק׃
21:9 And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne unto Abraham, making sport.
21:10 וַתֹּאמֶר לְאַבְרָהָם גָּרֵשׁ הָאָמָה הַזֹּאת וְאֶת־בְּנָהּ כִּי לֹא יִירַשׁ בֶּן־הָאָמָה הַזֹּאת עִם־בְּנִי עִם־יִצְחָק׃
21:10 Wherefore she said unto Abraham: ‘Cast out this bondwoman and her son; for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.’
21:11 וַיֵּרַע הַדָּבָר מְאֹד בְּעֵינֵי אַבְרָהָם עַל אוֹדֹת בְּנוֹ׃
21:11 And the thing was very grievous in Abraham’s sight on account of his son.
21:12 וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים אֶל־אַבְרָהָם אַל־יֵרַע בְּעֵינֶיךָ עַל־הַנַּעַר וְעַל־אֲמָתֶךָ כֹּל אֲשֶׁר תֹּאמַר אֵלֶיךָ שָׂרָה שְׁמַע בְּקֹלָהּ כִּי בְיִצְחָק יִקָּרֵא לְךָ זָרַע׃
21:12 And God said unto Abraham: ‘Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah saith unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall seed be called to thee.
21:13 וְגַם אֶת־בֶּן־הָאָמָה לְגוֹי אֲשִׂימֶנּוּ כִּי זַרְעֲךָ הוּא׃
21:13 And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.’
21:14 וַיַּשְׁכֵּם אַבְרָהָם בַּבֹּקֶר וַיִּקַּח־לֶחֶם וְחֵמַת מַיִם וַיִּתֵּן אֶל־הָגָר שָׂם עַל־שִׁכְמָהּ וְאֶת־הַיֶּלֶד וַיְשַׁלְּחֶהָ וַתֵּלֶךְ וַתֵּתַע בְּמִדְבַּר בְּאֵר שָׁבַע׃
21:14 And Abraham arose up early in the morning, and took bread and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away; and she departed, and strayed in the wilderness of Beer-sheba.
The first 10 of 17 verses.
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- Hebrew: Tanach with Nikkud (the Leningrad Codex, from tanach.us) (public domain).
- English: The Holy Scriptures, Jewish Publication Society, 1917 (public domain).
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Tanya תניא
Iggeret HaKodesh, epistle 28אגרת הקודש, אגרת כח
18 Cheshvan in the yearly cycle
In brief
The section explains that at the passing of great tzaddikim, who offered their souls to G-d in love while reading the Shema each day, a "time of favor" (et ratzon) from the eighth attribute of mercy, notzer chesed, is revealed. Their lifelong service, hidden above until then, becomes manifest at their passing. This divine kindness then atones for the sins of the generation, even deliberate sins rooted in the three impure kelipot, below nogah. Altar sacrifices atone only for inadvertent sins arising from the animal soul, the section says, which is why Miriam's death is placed beside the red heifer.
Draft summary
וְהִנֵּה, מוּדַעַת זֹאת, דְּ״אַבָּא״ יוֹנֵק מִמַּזָּל הַשְּׁמִינִי הוּא תִּיקּוּן ״נוֹצֵר חֶסֶד״, ״נוֹצֵר״ אוֹתִיּוֹת ״רָצוֹן״, וְהִיא עֵת רָצוֹן הַמִּתְגַּלֶּה וּמֵאִיר בִּבְחִינַת גִּילּוּי מִלְמַעְלָה לְמַטָּה, בְּעֵת פְּטִירַת צַדִּיקֵי עֶלְיוֹן, עוֹבְדֵי ה׳ בְּאַהֲבָה, בִּמְסִירַת נַפְשָׁם לַה׳ בְּחַיֵּיהֶם עַרְבִית וְשַׁחֲרִית בִּקְרִיאַת־שְׁמַע, שֶׁעַל־יְדֵי זֶה הָיוּ מַעֲלִים ״מַיִּין נוּקְבִין״ לְ״אַבָּא״ וְ״אִימָּא״ בִּקְרִיאַת־שְׁמַע, כַּיָּדוּעַ. (וְכֵן בְּתַלְמוּד תּוֹרָה דְּמֵחָכְמָה נָפְקָא), וְעַל־יְדֵי זֶה הָיוּ נִמְשָׁכִים וְיוֹרְדִים בְּחִינַת ״מַיִּין דּוּכְרִין״ מִתִּיקּוּן ״וְנוֹצֵר חֶסֶד״, וְהֵם הֵם הַמְּאִירִים בִּבְחִינַת גִּילּוּי בִּפְטִירָתָם, כַּנּוֹדָע – שֶׁכָּל עֲמַל הָאָדָם שֶׁעָמְלָה נַפְשׁוֹ בְּחַיָּיו לְמַעְלָה בִּבְחִינַת הֶעְלֵם וְהֶסְתֵּר, מִתְגַּלֶּה וּמֵאִיר בִּבְחִינַת גִּילּוּי מִלְמַעְלָה לְמַטָּה בְּעֵת פְּטִירָתו.
Now, it is known that abba draws from the eighth mazal, which is the tuft of notzer chesed. Notzer is (composed of the same) letters (as) ratzon. It is the et ratzon that becomes revealed and radiates in a manifest way, from above downward, at the time of the passing of the great tzaddikim who serve the L–rd out of love, surrendering their soul to the L–rd during their lifetime every evening and morning when reading the Shema. For thereby they elevate the mayin nukvin to abba and imma, as known. (The same applies to (their) study of the Torah, which derives from chochmah.) Thus, the aspects of the mayin duchrin were elicited thereby and descended from the tuft of notzer chesed, and they, indeed, radiate in a manifest way at the time of their passing. For as known, all the effort of man, which his soul toiled during his lifetime, is above in a hidden and concealed state. It becomes revealed and radiates in a manifest way from above downward at the time of his passing.
וְהִנֵּה, עַל־יְדֵי גִּילּוּי הֶאָרַת תִּיקּוּן ״וְנוֹצֵר חֶסֶד״ בִּפְטִירָתָן, מֵאִיר ״חֶסֶד ה׳ מֵעוֹלָם עַד עוֹלָם עַל יְרֵאָיו״, וּ״פוֹעֵל יְשׁוּעוֹת בְּקֶרֶב הָאָרֶץ״, לְכַפֵּר עַל עֲוֹן הַדּוֹר, אַף גַּם עַל הַזְּדוֹנוֹת שֶׁהֵן מִג׳ קְלִיפּוֹת הַטְּמֵאוֹת שֶׁלְּמַטָּה מִנּוֹגַהּ, לְפִי שֶׁמַּזָּל דְּ״נוֹצֵר״ מִ״מּוֹחָא סְתִימָאָה״ דַ״אֲרִיךְ אַנְפִּין״ מְקוֹר הַבֵּירוּרִים, וְאִתְהַפְּכָא חֲשׁוֹכָא דִשְׁבִירַת הַכֵּלִים לִנְהוֹרָא דְעוֹלַם הַתִּיקּוּן.
Now, by the manifestation of the illumination of the tuft of notzer chesed at the time of their passing, the chesed of the L–rd radiates from world to world over those who fear Him and effects salvations in the midst of the earth to atone for the sin of the generation, even for the deliberate sins which are of the three impure kelipot [which are inferior to nogah]. For the mazal of notzer is of the mochin stimin of arich anpin, the source of the extractions (birurim). Thus the darkness of the shevirat hakelim is converted into the light of the world of Tikkun.
מַה־שֶּׁאֵין־כֵּן בַּקָּרְבָּנוֹת שֶׁעַל גַּבֵּי הַמִּזְבֵּחַ, שֶׁאֵינָן מְכַפְּרִים אֶלָּא עַל הַשְּׁגָגוֹת, שֶׁהֵן מֵהִתְגַּבְּרוּת נֶפֶשׁ הַבַּהֲמִית שֶׁמִּנּוֹגַהּ, כְּמוֹ שֶׁכָּתוּב בְּ״לִקּוּטֵי תּוֹרָה״ פָּרָשַׁת וַיִּקְרָא.
This is not the case, though, with the sacrifices that are upon the altar. They atone only for inadvertent sins which come about because of the strengthening of the animal soul which is of nogah, as mentioned in Likkutei Torah, section of Vayikra.
וְלָכֵן נִסְמְכָה לְפָרָשַׁת פָּרָה דַּוְקָא – ״מַה פָּרָה וְכוּ׳״. וּבְיַלְקוּט פָּרָשַׁת שְׁמִינִי הַגִּירְסָא ״מֵי חַטָּאת וְכוּ׳״:
That is why (the section of Miriam) was adjoined expressly to the section of the heifer: “just as the heifer….” Indeed, in the Yalkut, section of Shemini, the version is “the waters of lustration….”
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Tehillim תהילים
Psalms 88–89תהלים פ״ח-פ״ט
Day 18 of the monthly cycle
Psalm 88
1 שִׁיר מִזְמוֹר לִבְנֵי קֹרַח לַמְנַצֵּחַ עַל־מָחֲלַת לְעַנּוֹת מַשְׂכִּיל לְהֵימָן הָאֶזְרָחִי׃
1 A Song, a Psalm of the sons of Korah; for the Leader; upon Mahalath Leannoth. Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite.
2 יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יְשׁוּעָתִי יוֹם־צָעַקְתִּי בַלַּיְלָה נֶגְדֶּךָ׃
2 O LORD, God of my salvation, What time I cry in the night before Thee,
3 תָּבוֹא לְפָנֶיךָ תְּפִלָּתִי הַטֵּה־אָזְנְךָ לְרִנָּתִי׃
3 Let my prayer come before Thee, Incline Thine ear unto my cry.
4 כִּי־שָׂבְעָה בְרָעוֹת נַפְשִׁי וְחַיַּי לִשְׁאוֹל הִגִּיעוּ׃
4 For my soul is sated with troubles, And my life draweth nigh unto the grave.
5 נֶחְשַׁבְתִּי עִם־יוֹרְדֵי בוֹר הָיִיתִי כְּגֶבֶר אֵין־אֱיָל׃
5 I am counted with them that go down into the pit; I am become as a man that hath no help;
6 בַּמֵּתִים חָפְשִׁי כְּמוֹ חֲלָלִים שֹׁכְבֵי קֶבֶר אֲשֶׁר לֹא זְכַרְתָּם עוֹד וְהֵמָּה מִיָּדְךָ נִגְזָרוּ׃
6 Set apart among the dead, Like the slain that lie in the grave, Whom Thou rememberest no more; And they are cut off from Thy hand. .
7 שַׁתַּנִי בְּבוֹר תַּחְתִּיּוֹת בְּמַחֲשַׁכִּים בִּמְצֹלוֹת׃
7 Thou hast laid me in the nether-most pit, In dark places, in the deeps.
8 עָלַי סָמְכָה חֲמָתֶךָ וְכָל־מִשְׁבָּרֶיךָ עִנִּיתָ סֶּלָה׃
8 Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, And all Thy waves Thou pressest down. Selah
9 הִרְחַקְתָּ מְיֻדָּעַי מִמֶּנִּי שַׁתַּנִי תוֹעֵבוֹת לָמוֹ כָּלֻא וְלֹא אֵצֵא׃
9 Thou hast put mine acquaintance far from me; Thou hast made me an abomination unto them; I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.
10 עֵינִי דָאֲבָה מִנִּי עֹנִי קְרָאתִיךָ יְהוָה בְּכָל־יוֹם שִׁטַּחְתִּי אֵלֶיךָ כַפָּי׃
10 Mine eye languisheth by reason of affliction; I have called upon Thee, O LORD, every day, I have spread forth my hands unto Thee.
11 הֲלַמֵּתִים תַּעֲשֶׂה־פֶּלֶא אִם־רְפָאִים יָקוּמוּ יוֹדוּךָ סֶּלָה׃
11 Wilt Thou work wonders for the dead? Or shall the shades arise and give Thee thanks? Selah
12 הַיְסֻפַּר בַּקֶּבֶר חַסְדֶּךָ אֱמוּנָתְךָ בָּאֲבַדּוֹן׃
12 Shall Thy mercy be declared in the grave? Or Thy faithfulness in destruction?
13 הֲיִוָּדַע בַּחֹשֶׁךְ פִּלְאֶךָ וְצִדְקָתְךָ בְּאֶרֶץ נְשִׁיָּה׃
13 Shall Thy wonders be known in the dark? And Thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
14 וַאֲנִי אֵלֶיךָ יְהוָה שִׁוַּעְתִּי וּבַבֹּקֶר תְּפִלָּתִי תְקַדְּמֶךָּ׃
14 But as for me, unto Thee, O LORD, do I cry, And in the morning doth my prayer come to meet Thee.
15 לָמָה יְהוָה תִּזְנַח נַפְשִׁי תַּסְתִּיר פָּנֶיךָ מִמֶּנִּי׃
15 LORD, why castest Thou off my soul? Why hidest Thou Thy face from me?
16 עָנִי אֲנִי וְגֹוֵעַ מִנֹּעַר נָשָׂאתִי אֵמֶיךָ אָפוּנָה׃
16 I am afflicted and at the point of death from my youth up; I have borne Thy terrors, I am distracted.
17 עָלַי עָבְרוּ חֲרוֹנֶיךָ בִּעוּתֶיךָ צִמְּתוּתֻנִי׃
17 Thy fierce wrath is gone over me; Thy terrors have cut me off.
18 סַבּוּנִי כַמַּיִם כָּל־הַיּוֹם הִקִּיפוּ עָלַי יָחַד׃
18 They came round about me like water all the day; They compassed me about together.
19 הִרְחַקְתָּ מִמֶּנִּי אֹהֵב וָרֵעַ מְיֻדָּעַי מַחְשָׁךְ׃
19 Friend and companion hast Thou put far from me, And mine acquaintance into darkness.
Psalm 89
1 מַשְׂכִּיל לְאֵיתָן הָאֶזְרָחִי׃
1 Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite.
2 חַסְדֵי יְהוָה עוֹלָם אָשִׁירָה לְדֹר וָדֹר אוֹדִיעַ אֱמוּנָתְךָ בְּפִי׃
2 I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever; To all generations will I make known Thy faithfulness with my mouth.
3 כִּי־אָמַרְתִּי עוֹלָם חֶסֶד יִבָּנֶה שָׁמַיִם תָּכִן אֱמוּנָתְךָ בָהֶם׃
3 For I have said: 'For ever is mercy built; In the very heavens Thou dost establish Thy faithfulness.
4 כָּרַתִּי בְרִית לִבְחִירִי נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי לְדָוִד עַבְדִּי׃
4 I have made a covenant with My chosen, I have sworn unto David My servant:
5 עַד־עוֹלָם אָכִין זַרְעֶךָ וּבָנִיתִי לְדֹר־וָדוֹר כִּסְאֲךָ סֶלָה׃
5 For ever will I establish thy seed, And build up thy throne to all generations.' Selah
6 וְיוֹדוּ שָׁמַיִם פִּלְאֲךָ יְהוָה אַף־אֱמוּנָתְךָ בִּקְהַל קְדֹשִׁים׃
6 So shall the heavens praise Thy wonders, O LORD, Thy faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones.
7 כִּי מִי בַשַּׁחַק יַעֲרֹךְ לַיהוָה יִדְמֶה לַיהוָה בִּבְנֵי אֵלִים׃
7 For who in the skies can be compared unto the LORD, Who among the sons of might can be likened unto the LORD,
8 אֵל נַעֲרָץ בְּסוֹד־קְדֹשִׁים רַבָּה וְנוֹרָא עַל־כָּל־סְבִיבָיו׃
8 A God dreaded in the great council of the holy ones, And feared of all them that are about Him?
9 יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי צְבָאוֹת מִי־כָמוֹךָ חֲסִין יָהּ וֶאֱמוּנָתְךָ סְבִיבוֹתֶיךָ׃
9 O LORD God of hosts, Who is a mighty one, like unto Thee, O LORD? And Thy faithfulness is round about Thee.
10 אַתָּה מוֹשֵׁל בְּגֵאוּת הַיָּם בְּשׂוֹא גַלָּיו אַתָּה תְשַׁבְּחֵם׃
10 Thou rulest the proud swelling of the sea; When the waves thereof arise, Thou stillest them.
11 אַתָּה דִכִּאתָ כֶחָלָל רָהַב בִּזְרוֹעַ עֻזְּךָ פִּזַּרְתָּ אוֹיְבֶיךָ׃
11 Thou didst crush Rahab, as one that is slain; Thou didst scattered Thine enemies with the arm of Thy strength.
12 לְךָ שָׁמַיִם אַף־לְךָ אָרֶץ תֵּבֵל וּמְלֹאָהּ אַתָּה יְסַדְתָּם׃
12 Thine are the heavens, Thine also the earth; The world and the fulness thereof, Thou hast founded them.
13 צָפוֹן וְיָמִין אַתָּה בְרָאתָם תָּבוֹר וְחֶרְמוֹן בְּשִׁמְךָ יְרַנֵּנוּ׃
13 The north and the south, Thou hast created them; Tabor and Hermon rejoice in Thy name.
14 לְךָ זְרוֹעַ עִם־גְּבוּרָה תָּעֹז יָדְךָ תָּרוּם יְמִינֶךָ׃
14 Thine is an arm with might; Strong is Thy hand, and exalted is Thy right hand.
15 צֶדֶק וּמִשְׁפָּט מְכוֹן כִּסְאֶךָ חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת יְקַדְּמוּ פָנֶיךָ׃
15 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Thy throne; Mercy and truth go before Thee.
16 אַשְׁרֵי הָעָם יוֹדְעֵי תְרוּעָה יְהוָה בְּאוֹר־פָּנֶיךָ יְהַלֵּכוּן׃
16 Happy is the people that know the joyful shout; They walk, O LORD, in the light of Thy countenance.
17 בְּשִׁמְךָ יְגִילוּן כָּל־הַיּוֹם וּבְצִדְקָתְךָ יָרוּמוּ׃
17 In Thy name do they rejoice all the day; And through Thy righteousness are they exalted.
18 כִּי־תִפְאֶרֶת עֻזָּמוֹ אָתָּה וּבִרְצֹנְךָ תרים [תָּרוּם] קַרְנֵנוּ׃
18 For Thou art the glory of their strength; And in Thy favour our horn is exalted.
19 כִּי לַיהוָה מָגִנֵּנוּ וְלִקְדוֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל מַלְכֵּנוּ׃
19 For of the LORD is our shield; And the Holy One of Israel is our king.
20 אָז דִּבַּרְתָּ־בְחָזוֹן לַחֲסִידֶיךָ וַתֹּאמֶר שִׁוִּיתִי עֵזֶר עַל־גִּבּוֹר הֲרִימוֹתִי בָחוּר מֵעָם׃
20 Then Thou spokest in vision to Thy godly ones, And saidst: 'I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.
21 מָצָאתִי דָּוִד עַבְדִּי בְּשֶׁמֶן קָדְשִׁי מְשַׁחְתִּיו׃
21 I have found David My servant; With My holy oil have I anointed him;
22 אֲשֶׁר יָדִי תִּכּוֹן עִמּוֹ אַף־זְרוֹעִי תְאַמְּצֶנּוּ׃
22 With whom My hand shall be established; Mine arm also shall strengthen him.
23 לֹא־יַשִּׁא אוֹיֵב בּוֹ וּבֶן־עַוְלָה לֹא יְעַנֶּנּוּ׃
23 The enemy shall not exact from him; Nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
24 וְכַתּוֹתִי מִפָּנָיו צָרָיו וּמְשַׂנְאָיו אֶגּוֹף׃
24 And I will beat to pieces his adversaries before him, And smite them that hate him.
25 וֶאֶמוּנָתִי וְחַסְדִּי עִמּוֹ וּבִשְׁמִי תָּרוּם קַרְנוֹ׃
25 But My faithfulness and My mercy shall be with him; And through My name shall his horn be exalted.
26 וְשַׂמְתִּי בַיָּם יָדוֹ וּבַנְּהָרוֹת יְמִינוֹ׃
26 I will set his hand also on the sea, And his right hand on the rivers.
27 הוּא יִקְרָאֵנִי אָבִי אָתָּה אֵלִי וְצוּר יְשׁוּעָתִי׃
27 He shall call unto Me: Thou art my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation. .
28 אַף־אָנִי בְּכוֹר אֶתְּנֵהוּ עֶלְיוֹן לְמַלְכֵי־אָרֶץ׃
28 I also will appoint him first-born, The highest of the kings of the earth.
29 לְעוֹלָם אשמור־[אֶשְׁמָר־] לוֹ חַסְדִּי וּבְרִיתִי נֶאֱמֶנֶת לוֹ׃
29 For ever will I keep for him My mercy, And My covenant shall stand fast with him.
30 וְשַׂמְתִּי לָעַד זַרְעוֹ וְכִסְאוֹ כִּימֵי שָׁמָיִם׃
30 His seed also will I make to endure for ever, And his throne as the days of heaven.
31 אִם־יַעַזְבוּ בָנָיו תּוֹרָתִי וּבְמִשְׁפָּטַי לֹא יֵלֵכוּן׃
31 If his children forsake My law, And walk not in Mine ordinances; :
32 אִם־חֻקֹּתַי יְחַלֵּלוּ וּמִצְוֺתַי לֹא יִשְׁמֹרוּ׃
32 If they profane My statutes, And keep not My commandments;
33 וּפָקַדְתִּי בְשֵׁבֶט פִּשְׁעָם וּבִנְגָעִים עֲוֺנָם׃
33 Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, And their iniquity with strokes.
34 וְחַסְדִּי לֹא־אָפִיר מֵעִמּוֹ וְלֹא־אֲשַׁקֵּר בֶּאֱמוּנָתִי׃
34 But My mercy will I not break off from him, Nor will I be false to My faithfulness.
35 לֹא־אֲחַלֵּל בְּרִיתִי וּמוֹצָא שְׂפָתַי לֹא אֲשַׁנֶּה׃
35 My covenant will I not profane, Nor alter that which is gone out of My lips.
36 אַחַת נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי בְקָדְשִׁי אִם־לְדָוִד אֲכַזֵּב׃
36 Once have I sworn by My holiness: Surely I will not be false unto David;
37 זַרְעוֹ לְעוֹלָם יִהְיֶה וְכִסְאוֹ כַשֶּׁמֶשׁ נֶגְדִּי׃
37 His seed shall endure for ever, And his throne as the sun before Me.
38 כְּיָרֵחַ יִכּוֹן עוֹלָם וְעֵד בַּשַּׁחַק נֶאֱמָן סֶלָה׃
38 It shall be established for ever as the moon; And be stedfast as the witness in sky.' Selah
39 וְאַתָּה זָנַחְתָּ וַתִּמְאָס הִתְעַבַּרְתָּ עִם־מְשִׁיחֶךָ׃
39 But Thou hast cast off and rejected, Thou hast been wroth with Thine anointed.
40 נֵאַרְתָּה בְּרִית עַבְדֶּךָ חִלַּלְתָּ לָאָרֶץ נִזְרוֹ׃
40 Thou hast abhorred the covenant of Thy servant; Thou hast profaned his crown even to the ground.
41 פָּרַצְתָּ כָל־גְּדֵרֹתָיו שַׂמְתָּ מִבְצָרָיו מְחִתָּה׃
41 Thou hast broken down all his fences; Thou hast brought his strongholds to ruin.
42 שַׁסֻּהוּ כָּל־עֹבְרֵי דָרֶךְ הָיָה חֶרְפָּה לִשְׁכֵנָיו׃
42 All that pass by the way spoil him; He is become a taunt to his neighbours.
43 הֲרִימוֹתָ יְמִין צָרָיו הִשְׂמַחְתָּ כָּל־אוֹיְבָיו׃
43 Thou hast exalted the right hand of his adversaries; Thou hast made all his enemies to rejoice.
44 אַף־תָּשִׁיב צוּר חַרְבּוֹ וְלֹא הֲקֵימֹתוֹ בַּמִּלְחָמָה׃
44 Yea, Thou turnest back the edge of his sword, And hast not made him to stand in the battle.
45 הִשְׁבַּתָּ מִטְּהָרוֹ וְכִסְאוֹ לָאָרֶץ מִגַּרְתָּה׃
45 Thou hast made his brightness to cease, And cast his throne down to the ground.
46 הִקְצַרְתָּ יְמֵי עֲלוּמָיו הֶעֱטִיתָ עָלָיו בּוּשָׁה סֶלָה׃
46 The days of his youth hast Thou shortened; Thou hast covered him with shame. Selah
47 עַד־מָה יְהוָה תִּסָּתֵר לָנֶצַח תִּבְעַר כְּמוֹ־אֵשׁ חֲמָתֶךָ׃
47 How long, O LORD, wilt Thou hide Thyself for ever? How long shall Thy wrath burn like fire?
48 זְכָר־אֲנִי מֶה־חָלֶד עַל־מַה־שָּׁוְא בָּרָאתָ כָל־בְּנֵי־אָדָם׃
48 O remember how short my time is; For what vanity hast Thou created all the children of men!
49 מִי גֶבֶר יִחְיֶה וְלֹא יִרְאֶה־מָּוֶת יְמַלֵּט נַפְשׁוֹ מִיַּד־שְׁאוֹל סֶלָה׃
49 What man is he that liveth and shall not see death, That shall deliver his soul from the power of the grave? Selah
50 אַיֵּה חֲסָדֶיךָ הָרִאשֹׁנִים אֲדֹנָי נִשְׁבַּעְתָּ לְדָוִד בֶּאֱמוּנָתֶךָ׃
50 Where are Thy former mercies, O Lord, Which Thou didst swear unto David in Thy faithfulness?
51 זְכֹר אֲדֹנָי חֶרְפַּת עֲבָדֶיךָ שְׂאֵתִי בְחֵיקִי כָּל־רַבִּים עַמִּים׃
51 Remember, Lord, the taunt of Thy servants; How I do bear in my bosom [the taunt of] so many peoples;
52 אֲשֶׁר חֵרְפוּ אוֹיְבֶיךָ יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר חֵרְפוּ עִקְּבוֹת מְשִׁיחֶךָ׃
52 Wherewith Thine enemies have taunted, O LORD, Wherewith they have taunted the footsteps of Thine anointed.
53 בָּרוּךְ יְהוָה לְעוֹלָם אָמֵן וְאָמֵן׃
53 Blessed be the LORD for evermore. Amen, and Amen.
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Daf Yomi דף יומי
Bechorot 41בכורות דף מ״א
גמ׳ תנא קפץ העליון ולא קפץ התחתון וכנגדו בגמל ניכר
GEMARA: With regard to the case in the mishna of the tail of a calf that does not reach the leg joint, it is taught in a baraita: This leg joint is the upper joint, between the thighbone and the tibia, and not the lower joint, between the middle and lower bones. And with regard to this upper joint, the corresponding bone in the leg of a camel is conspicuous, but in a calf it is not noticeable from the outside.
מתני׳ על אלו מומין שוחטין את הבכור ופסולי המוקדשין נפדין עליהן
MISHNA: For these blemishes enumerated in the previous mishnayot, one slaughters the firstborn outside the Temple and disqualified consecrated animals may be redeemed on their account.
The opening of the daf.
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